I thought it was due to the shape of the kit pylons. I just built up the trailing edges of my pylons to level them out and mine have stayed up no problem.
The secondary hull and the pylons themselves are a piece of engineering all on their own. Maybe you could use 1/537 Refit saucer hull with that design for a torpedo free high speed cruiser...
Well, after a few years of being busy I finally had the time to get back to this project. here goes...
I saw this thread, saw the first post and thought wow. Then I saw the original date, and figured some idiot posted in this thread asking for new stuff, which I hate. Then I saw it has continued!! Woot! Awesome work, can't wait to see it finished.
Thanks guys I'll post some more later this evening. I plan on ringing in my new year by continuing on this. B
MY Federation Models components arrived today. I received my NX-02 deflector dish, shuttlepods, and red bussard domes. If anyone is on the fence about buying any of these items, don't hesitate. I highly recommend them, and they're a great deal! www.federationmodels.com
I managed to get quite a bit done today, - Skinned the port side nacelle pylon - Created pylon under-lights (both sides) - Added Starboard hull panel with windows and wired backlights - Wired 2 of the 3 Nacelle circuits onto small (3/8" x 1 1/2") PCBs - Bussard (3x 3mm red leds) - Nacelle Coils (EL Wire) Here it is from the port side and lit everything you see on this is built from scratch. Also, a short vid showing the lights on and off.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiMs2ucO_f8
Thanks guys I'm really happy with how it's turning out, I've never tried the spotlights before, and I think it's really going to make the pylon details pop.